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3 ancient tombs dating back thousands of years unearthed in Egypt
Archaeologists have unearthed three ancient tombs in Egypt dating back over 3,500 years to the New Kingdom. The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the significant discovery on Monday, hailing it as a "major scientific and archaeological achievement.
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Egyptian Tomb Discovery Sheds Light on Mysterious Royal FamilyThe last Middle Kingdom dynasty was when the Hyksos people swept into Egypt. They conquered the Nile Delta area known as Lower Egypt, becoming the 15th Dynasty. Upper Egypt, meanwhile, was ...
(See also: Archaeologists uncover more than 800 tombs from the Middle Kingdom.) Ruling Egypt as its 15th dynasty, the Hyksos occupied swathes of northern and central Egypt for the next century ...
who led the mission in cooperation with Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in a statement. The findings date from the time of the 15th dynasty (1650-1550 BC) to the powerful 18th ...
The collection includes sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Cairo — A trove of ancient artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds, an official ...
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